Endocrine System§ 4.119Updated
Rating criteria

VA Diagnostic Code 7914Neoplasm, malignant, any specified part of the endocrine system

A single 100% rating under § 4.119. Here is what the VA requires for it.

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    Neoplasm, malignant, any specified part of the endocrine system

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Notes on this code

These notes are part of the regulation. They change how the levels above are applied.

  • Note: A rating of 100 percent shall continue beyond the cessation of any surgical, X-ray, antineoplastic chemotherapy or other therapeutic procedure. Six months after discontinuance of such treatment, the appropriate disability rating shall be determined by mandatory VA examination. Any change in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination shall be subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter. If there has been no local recurrence or metastasis, rate on residuals.

Malignant Endocrine System Neoplasm (VA Diagnostic Code 7914)

Understanding This Condition

A malignant neoplasm of the endocrine system refers to cancer affecting any specified part of the endocrine system. The VA evaluates this condition under Diagnostic Code 7914, found in § 4.119 of the VA rating schedule for the Endocrine System.

Available Rating Level

Under Diagnostic Code 7914, there is a single rating level:

RatingCriteria
100%Neoplasm, malignant, any specified part of the endocrine system

What the VA Looks For

When rating a malignant endocrine neoplasm, the VA applies the following rules:

  • A 100 percent rating continues beyond treatment. The 100 percent evaluation shall continue beyond the cessation of any surgical, X-ray, antineoplastic chemotherapy, or other therapeutic procedure.

  • A mandatory examination follows treatment. Six months after discontinuance of such treatment, the appropriate disability rating is determined by a mandatory VA examination.

  • Changes in evaluation follow a specific process. Any change in evaluation based upon that examination — or any subsequent examination — is subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter.

  • Rating on residuals. If there has been no local recurrence or metastasis, the condition is rated on its residuals.


This information is drawn directly from the VA rating schedule (§ 4.119, Diagnostic Code 7914). It is provided for general educational purposes and does not guarantee any particular rating or outcome.

These criteria are a rendering of § 4.119, diagnostic code 7914. The official version is the one that governs your rating.

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What next

How to claim this

Knowing the criteria is the first half. Getting your file to show them is the second.

  1. Find your level in the stack

    Read each rung against what your medical records already say. The level your records document today is the one the VA can support today.

  2. Name the gap

    Look at the rung above yours and write down exactly what it asks for that your file does not show yet — a diagnosis, a measurement, a prescribed brace, a doctor’s opinion linking it to service.

  3. Claim it by code

    File under diagnostic code 7914 and attach the evidence for the level you are asking for. Other Endocrine System codes may cover your secondary conditions.

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